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Show Page 4-- Free Press Thursday, August Lehi 16, 1979 Letters To The Editoi Wagoner Should Reconsider Afiiiudeo' 'Venn Dear Editor: think Mr. Van Wagoner needs to I corrected and have them given the recognition would he nominal. Also, the next time Mr. Van Wagoner feels to complain about a city employees pay raise, he might do well to keep in mind that we contribute as much toward our own for deserve they providing vital services to the city. This cannot happen, however, as long as people like Mr. Van reconsider his attitudes and decide which side he wants to be on. In one issue he's complaining about the pay raise given the city employees and salaries, through then in the August 9 issue utilities, etc., as does he says that in order to anyone else in the city. cut costs on the proposed We're not asking to get swimming pool that rich, just to try and break "considerable city and even. We hate to see volunteer labor be used." those on fixed incomes of have to pay more for My interpretation city labor means city services they receive, no employees. If this is the matter who provides case, the employees must them. not be making near as City employees have much as those doing the long taken the brunt of same job in the private much public abuse and sector, or the savings we would like to see this make remarks Wagoner derogatory about their worth or their job performance. If he is so unhappy with the way the city is run, why doesn't he run for council or even mayor? Perhaps maybe then he'd understand the realities of running a whole city. Sincerely, A City Employee's.Wife, Barbara Draper paigning. The man was drunk and very upset. If Dear Editor: This letter is prompted because I have received so many calls this last week from people who are very upset with the recent tax thai rumor had "will it remind Americans of the need to ratify the ERA." At a White House tea, Ms. Rosalynn also linked the coin lo ERA, saying, "We dimply must ratify the ;ERA." Apart from this blatant attempt to use money to propogandize for ERA, lib women's movement and the Carters and Congress all "share the blame for a militant .'selecting atheist as the first the woman to be honored on a U.S. coin. Let me quote an article .' the Chicago ifrom Tribune, July 29, 1979: "HAZEL CREST - I ; take strong exception to AAofher ' statement Carol Kleiman makes in the title of her article if Susan B. Anthony were here today, she'd like the dollar fine.' An outspoken atheist like Susan B. Anthony would be extremely displeased to find the words in God We Trust' inscribed beneath her nose as though they had issued from her mouth. "Mrs. Anthon and the both towards woman; at the wrongs inflicted upon one-haof humanity by the other half in the name of religion; finding appeals and arguments alike met by the assertion that God designed the subjection of woman.' "In 1895, Mrs. Stanton came out with a feminist rewrite of the Bible, a book she had found to be of sexist assemblage writings 'wholly human other leading suf- in their origin.' She saw - Elizabeth women's social and fragettes Jane political degradation as Stanton, Cady Adams, Matilda Joslyn the outgrowth of their demeaned status in the Gage, Lucretia Mott knew Christianity, with Bible and the codes of the its ethic of female churches. Y Mrs. Stanton depravity, to be the wrote, 'Every form df enemy. In 1893, Ms. Gage religion which has declared in her book breathed upon this earth 'Woman, Church and has degraded woman. State' that she was 'tired Man himself could not do of the obtuseness of this; but when declares, church and state; in- 'Thus saith the Lord,' of dignant at the injustice of course he can do it -- increase imposed on us by city Many people want to know what can be done. Others were so upset they wanted to remove city officials from office. As one who believes in being actively involved in what is going on in city government, and who also believes in speaking out on issues, I am often misunderstood. Some have mentioned people are afraid to have me elected lo any city office. When 1 ran for mayor last time, city employees heard a rumor that if 1 were elected I was going to fire all the city employees. One city employee was going to beat me up, because 1 was going to fire him. I happened to knock on his door while out cam- - government. Stanford University and elsewhere), no one can "intellectually stifled" by a d view of life. My husband and I have been active in promoting because I have learned that TIME and training in the use of simple gravity are vital tools seldom brought by obstetricians totiiv delivery room. Doctors and hospitals, dedicated though they may be, are in the business of delivering babies. Any successful business must be efficient to survive. What does any businessman analyze when he seeks to maximize his usefulness and profits? TIME - and how he spends his time. Dr. Lohner describes his special training as being primarily for the management of the ten percent of deliveries in which minutes, even seconds, can make a difference of life and death. I admire his concern as he describes various emergencies in which he was grateful to have the facilities and equipment of the being one-side- alternative birth centers in California, having made three movies which are used as training aids. One is a home birth, two are deliveries in hospital areas em"birthing" phasizing bonding and gentle birth. Through seven pregnancies and prolonged involvement with both hospital and home birth proponents, we have become aware of safety factors not usually discussed when the two sides debate. Those traditional supporting hospital delivery pre at a loss to explain why the statistics stubbornly support the home as the place where fewer complications develop in the first place. Although we have heard lectures from the most learned I sources (at international refute conscientious figures demonstrating lower infant mortality in countries using midwife-orientechildbirth. Why? The answer is simple, hence easy to disregard. I am choosing home birth after sampling d alternative every g Hawaii Another U.T.S. Quality i Tour Come join a Senior Citizen Tour to Hawaii J I I I Sept. 11, 1979 Only $699.00 per person I I I i I I See Fabulous Places letters are Contact Carl L Carlson 225-471- 5 Univeral Travel Studies 224 1056 Ask about "Mrs. Anthony was no hypocrite in life. It's a shameful outrage to make her seem so in death. Newton Berry, Chicago." In another article from the Washington Post : "The new U.S. dollar implies that Susan B. Anthony put her 'trust in God.' She did no such thing; she was free of theism, an atheist. "She would reject the motto in God We Trust,' and applaud Madalyn Murray O'Hair's not yet won court battle to strike it from our money. Atheist Anthony trusted no God. To her banner she welcomed deist, theisl, atheist, agnostic, pantheist, humanist or materialist if they subscribed to her own motto: ' Equal Rights for All Sincerely, Afton Ilea ley our discounts ob- stetrician aware of these possibilities feels per- fectly comfortable trusting the majority of his patient's labor to the judgment of nurses. It's true that we mothers know if our baby's life is saved. The ironic part is that wo may never know if that "true obstetrical uncrgency" was avoidable. ..and in 'i r will our doctor who wasn't there when we told thai other nurse on the first shift that "something felt wrong." seconds Were thos. crucial because necessary action wasn't taken hours earlier? No thanks, prefer an 1 trusted experienced, midwife who hasn't an full of waiting patients, who doesn't office mind staying I through is to think it's I read, healthy thing, but it must a business-lik- e manner. The last factor that is helping to cause our problems is the lack of growth in our business residential growth does not broaden the lax base, I the question of our finances, personnel and management equipment. I can't believe we can run a big business, which the city is, with a part-tim- e leader. No businessman in town would do it. We e need a mayor on full-tim- and vironmental they are afraid of going on record in opposition. The recent lax increase and the many other increases have been caused by a combination of factors in my opinion. It appears to me the city is for money, very hard-ucaused by a tremendous residential growth which is costing us money, according to the county planner. 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Ill J O MORI. ojin:ii:tt VAX We'll show you how to broaden your homeowners contents coverage to full replacement value. Ask us about it. It's new. You'll be Additional will be studied before selecting a recommended plan. A scoping session has been scheduled for August 20, 1979, 7 p.m. in the large conference room of the Bureau of tteclamation, 160 North ao&West, Provo. This scoping session will serve to identify significant environmental issues that should be studied and addressed in an environmental statement. All interested parties are cordially invited to attend. P. Kirt Carpenter Project Manager MW. 1,444 alternatives ShrinKto MV2 RIDE WITH US. To Hearing We need city officials who have the ability to say no once in awhile, and not just abstain when Sincerely, VALUE com- dustries broaden the tax statement on the Utah Lake Pump Storage Peaking Power project located near Provo, Utah. One proposed plan would use Utah Lake as an afterbay. The forebay would be located in the Lake Mountain area west are on. Kathy Meyers Alpine REPLACEMENT businesses combined. Businesses and in- Dear Editor: Pursuant to Section 102(2X0 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Reclamation proposes to an industrial FULL munity. We have fewer businesses now than we had 30 years ago. One man told me one car dealership would return to Iehi more sales tax than all of the other Public Invited prepare Julian Mercer t he job running the city in be carefully planned and controlled, and contrary to the belief of the city council, problems. next November, at which time there will be three seats open on the city council, the ones held by John Haws, Duane Woffinden and Rick Worthen. In two years, the mayor's seat will be open and the council seats held by Joann Brown and Arnold ' TV" Pope. Until our elections' stop being a popularity contest, we will still continue to have bad government locally and nationally. We need to elect people who are informed on the issues and who ; have the courage and leadership necessary to get us off this collision course we functioning this labor, who tries first to work with nature even when it's tedious, who won't give me drugs or break to my membranes "speed me up," and who is willing to wait two hours for the placenta if necessary... whose co- mmitment until office, long hours of labor, who has taken the time to learn how my body is prevention, safer. never The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental food program deals with the nutritional problems of pregnant and nursing women and young children. Have Excitin Fun hospital. It does seem curious to me that a true, and I am sure I will never win an election, because I am too straight forward and blunt. But when I die, at least I'll have the satisfaction of knowing that 1 eared, and I tried. In my opinion, those who serve in city government are good people. This does not mean they are perfect, and I disagree with much of what they do, but I still like them as people. Disagreement is a healthy thing, and the means whereby we can grow, provided we have the courage to discuss issues and our points of view and still be friends. However, some take the position that if you agree with me you love me, but if you disagree with me then we have to be enemies. Concern expressed to me by those who called is good. More people need lo become informed on the issues and mad enough to do something about them. "AH that is necessary lor evil to flourish is for good men lo do nothing." At the present time, however, there is nothing we can do to change the recent tax increase. Utah does not have a recall law, so city officials cannot be recalled from Supports Home Birth Dear Editor: As a newcomer to the community I am much impressed by the willingness of your newspaper to provide a forum for controversial public debate (home vs. hospital delivery). It is particularly gratifying since our California neighbors warned us about lf been then I deserved not to win any election. I run for office and 1 write letters lo the editor because I cannot sil quietly by and ignore what is happening to our city, slate and country. Corruption is not limited to the feds in Washington. Those corrupt federal politicians all came from somewhere. Perhaps my Whose Picture Is On The New Dollar? Dear Editor: The U.S. Treasury has spent $600,000 in a promotion campaign for the Susan B. Anthony dollar. Pres. Carter said Administration AAorcor Criticizes City unhealthy to me, and the cause of many of our base, and yet this part of our town is decreasing while our residential part is growing. This appears CIliiirnsiteimim Pleasant Grove - American Fork |
